RARE & CLEAN 1968 ORIG = MARS BONFIRE = PSYCH = THE SPARROWS & STEPPENWOLF ROCK
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RARE FOR SO CLEAN ... 1968 UNI ORIGINAL
JACK LONDON & THE SPARROWS + STEPPENWOLF
MARS BONFIRE
USA - UNI RECORDS - 73027
VERY CLEAN for this hard to find 1968 original on the collected UNI Records label ... most copies even IF found are wasted ... here's one clean copy to own with pride! Dennis Edmonton changed his name to Mars Bonfire when Jack London and the Sparrows split up in 1967. His only hits as a solo performer were "Ride with Me Baby" and "Faster than the Speed of Life." However, as a writer he penned Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild," one of the first heavy metal anthems ... MARS BONFIRE was born Dennis Eugene McCrohan, in the early 1960s while a member of Jack London and the Sparrows he changed his name to Dennis Edmonton. (His brother Jerry was the band's drummer). Following a stint with John Kay in the pre-Steppenwolf Sparrow, in 1967 Edmonton stepped out in pursuit of a solo career. He also opted for another name change - this time morphing into Mars Bonfire.If you're thinking 1968's "Mars Bonfire" will sound something like luke warm Steppenwolf, you're not quite there. That being said, this Ted Glasser produced album is a minor lost 1960s classic !!! While you won't mistake Bonfire for John Kay, he has a light but attractive voice that's well suited to the resulting mixture of crafted poprock, lite-psych and rock influences. Material such as ''Ride with Me Baby, 'Lady Moon Walker' and 'Night Time's For You' are lyrically interesting with commercial potential, the infectious material ('Christina's Arms') occasionally recalling The Moody Blues when they try to rock. In fact pretty much anything here would have made a great single, though Uni doesn't seem to have tapped the album for a 45. Also worth hearing is Bonfire's original recording of the rock classic 'Born To Be Wild'. Anyone expecting to hear the Steppenwolf rock version may be a little disoriented by this one, though Bonfire's psych-ish delivery is actually pretty cool. A very nice surprise !!! Credits: Bad Cat ...check their groove gear out on the web-zone
"Mars Bonfire"
(side 1)
Ride with Me Baby 6:07
Born To Be Wild (2:58
Sad Eyes - 2:25
Lady Moon Walker 2:45
Tenderness - 4:30
(side 2)
How Much Older Will We Grow - 5:47
So Alive with Love - 2:45
Christina's Arms - 3:15
Little Girl Lost - 2:35
Time To Fly - 2:30
Night Time's for You - 2:30
CONDITION: The cover: The cover is nearly impossible to find clean (as hard to find at all) - yet here, a very clean copy, solid all over, "EX" (excellent), having a delete drill at top left and no more than a 'touch' of visible handling...it's a top copy for this cover...
The vinyl: all clean and solid, it's "EX" (excellent) to M- plays extremely well with no audio problems ... both UNI labels are clean
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps MULTIPLE LP SETS COUNT EACH DISC FOR SHIPPING COST (double Lp count as 2-Lp, etc.) The Records In All Parcels Are Well Protected = The disc of an LP will always be separated from its cover (avoiding seam splits,etc) ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
